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Modified

Next update due

July 2018

Description

Homeless applicants may be placed in temporary accommodation while the Local
Authority assesses their application or while awaiting the offer of a permanent let.

The figures on households in temporary accommodation relate to households
which have been placed in temporary accommodation by a Local Authority under
the Homeless Persons legislation. This will include households for whom the Local
Authority’s decision and final action is still pending, as well as households which
were secured such accommodation as a final action by the authority under the
legislation. The data provide a snapshot picture of the numbers in temporary
accommodation as at the last day in each quarter and are collected in the summary
HL2 return.

Details

Confidentiality Policy

All disclosive figures are rounded to 5.

Quality Management

The quality of these figures depends critically on the quality and consistency of
the information supplied to us by Local Authorities on the HL1 and HL2 returns.
The quality statement on the Scottish homelessness statistics website sets out the ways in
which we do this. The main focus of our systems is to ensure consistency
between the HL1 and HL2 returns and consistency of the case level information
within each HL1 return.

Accuracy and Reliability

Not supplied

Coherence and Comparability

HL2 Figures provide a snapshot number of households in Temporary Accommodation. This should not be mistaken for the total number of households in temporary accommodation over a given financial year.

Accessibility and Clarity

Not supplied

Relevance

Not supplied

Timeliness and Punctuality

Not supplied

Revisions

Our approach to revisions and corrections is set out in detail on the Scottish
homelessness statistics website. In summary,
published statistics are generally revised when the
figures next appear in any publication. However, if a revision is significant resulting
in a major change to the published figures a note showing the revisions will be
published as soon as possible on the homelessness statistics website.

URI

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HL2 Figures provide a snapshot number of households in Temporary Accommodation. This should not be mistaken for the total number of households in temporary accommodation over a given financial year.
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Homeless applicants may be placed in temporary accommodation while the Local
Authority assesses their application or while awaiting the offer of a permanent let.
The figures on households in temporary accommodation relate to households
which have been placed in temporary accommodation by a Local Authority under
the Homeless Persons legislation. This will include households for whom the Local
Authority’s decision and final action is still pending, as well as households which
were secured such accommodation as a final action by the authority under the
legislation. The data provide a snapshot picture of the numbers in temporary
accommodation as at the last day in each quarter and are collected in the summary
HL2 return.
xsd:string

The quality of these figures depends critically on the quality and consistency of
the information supplied to us by Local Authorities on the HL1 and HL2 returns.
The quality statement on the [Scottish homelessness statistics website](http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/Statistics/15257/quality) sets out the ways in
which we do this. The main focus of our systems is to ensure consistency
between the HL1 and HL2 returns and consistency of the case level information
within each HL1 return.
xsd:string

Our approach to revisions and corrections is set out in detail on the [Scottish
homelessness statistics website](http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/Statistics/15257/revisionpolicy). In summary,
published statistics are generally revised when the
figures next appear in any publication. However, if a revision is significant resulting
in a major change to the published figures a note showing the revisions will be
published as soon as possible on the homelessness statistics website.
xsd:string

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